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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Enthralled with Fall

That is an absolutely true statement when it comes to me and my favorite season!   Cath has given us a beautiful Tuesday Trigger inspiration, and I just had to play, as the colors of fall are my favorite thing about it.



We have 2 maple trees out front of our house that produces leaves like this!  So I started by trying to recreate the color I saw in the inspiration photo.  I sponged Picked Raspberry and Mustard Seed onto a creamy cardstock, spritzed it with water and some extra droplets of those inks, dried it well, and then used one of my brand new Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves dies to cut out some maple leaves.


I love how the die also embosses the veins of the leaves!  I added my leaves to a panel of embossed woodgrain (Tim Holtz) on grey cardstock, popping the 3rd one above the others, and then added that panel to my card base which was first splattered with the distress inks I used to make my leaves.  The beautiful sentiment is from Our Daily Bread's Randi's Song, an excerpt from a lovely old hymn "Great is Thy Faithfulness".  And I added a few enamel dots to the mix.  
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20 comments:

  1. CinnamonSallyOctober 26, 2013 at 9:31 AM

    Fabulous card Lin, I love the ink splashes and those pretty die cut leaves!

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  2. Lisa EltonOctober 26, 2013 at 9:34 AM

    Beautiful card Lin! The little splatters and enamel dots are perfect touches!

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  3. Dotty JoOctober 26, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    Completely gorgeous Lin, Jo x

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  4. Sue McRaeOctober 26, 2013 at 2:14 PM

    Such a wonderful fall card Lin! Love the leaf colours and ink splatters!

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  5. donna mikasaOctober 26, 2013 at 3:37 PM

    I'm in love with your card! The splatters, the enamel dots--all perfectly placed! Love it all...

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  6. Deb Walker Deb Stamps Life, LLC October 26, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    Such vibrant color Lin! Love seeing how you put your own stamp on this Tuesday Trigger!

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  7. TrinhOctober 26, 2013 at 5:22 PM

    Gorgeous take on the Trigger, Lin!

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  8. Maureen MortonOctober 26, 2013 at 7:54 PM

    This card is enthralling, Lin! Thanks for the tips on how you made those great leaves! And you have mastered the splatter technique, one that stymies me! Those fun dots are perfect.

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  9. BellaideaOctober 27, 2013 at 12:02 AM

    I like the touch of pink, cute card!

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  10. Kim HallOctober 27, 2013 at 2:32 AM

    Lin this is really lovely, the leaves have so much dimension and the colours are just perfect.

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  11. Ruth S, justsomestuffimade.comOctober 27, 2013 at 6:26 AM

    Stunning! Your beautiful sponging creates a very naturalistic marbled look for those leaves - just like the moxie pic!! Rx

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  12. jintyoo7October 27, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    Yikes! AMAZING colour on your leaves, Lin! Stunning Card :)

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  13. MichelleOctober 27, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    Love the cascading leaves, Lin!

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  14. AnonymousOctober 27, 2013 at 12:12 PM

    You captured those colors beautifully, Lin.

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  15. Cornelia (fun stamping)October 27, 2013 at 1:23 PM

    Fabulous card, Lin - perfect for the Trigger!

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  16. Nancy Penir October 27, 2013 at 7:59 PM

    I need to follow you around when you pick out sentiments! In love with all of them! You nailed the colors on this card. Beautiful fall splendor!

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  17. stampingandstitchingOctober 28, 2013 at 3:33 AM

    Lin, another wonderful card and such a great take on the Trigger! I can tell you're enthralled with fall:)

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  18. Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking EditorOctober 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    Hey Lin! Thanks for linking this up to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  19. Helen F.October 28, 2013 at 9:26 PM

    Oh Lin, your card is simply beautiful. I love the 'falling' colored leaves down the side and that sentiment is totally perfect! :)

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  20. KaraOctober 29, 2013 at 6:09 PM

    another beauty!

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Thank you so much for your kind comments - they make my day!